Monks' Bread is a local Rochester region bread produced by the monks in the Abbey of the Genesee in Piffard, NY, near Geneseo and Mount Morris. Monks Bread is sold at the Abbey store and in Wegmans and other outlets. It may be ordered online for nation-wide delivery, at ![[WWW]](https://rocwiki.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small}
the Monks Bread Online Store
"When the monks arrived from The Abbey of Gethsemani in the spring of 1951, Br. Sylvester began baking a wholesome, old fashioned loaf of bread for the community and a few guests. Before long guests and visitors were asking to purchase this unique loaf.
To respond to the demand for bread, now known as Monks' Bread, it was decided to incorporate a small bakery in the new abbey the monks were building. By the spring of 1956 things had progressed to where a large modern bakery was set in operation. Today that bakery, continually upgraded and improved, is still in operation producing several varieties of Monks' Bread including white, whole wheat, multigrain, raisin, sunflower bran and genesee rye as well as seasonal specialty breads and some other baked goods.
See Abbey of the Genesee for details on the Abbey, their local store and Monks' Bread.
